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| Block M Records on the iTunes Music Store The University of Michigan now has music from its new Block M Records label available on the iTunes Music Store. Block M Records, the innovative record label established by U-M in December 2005, promotes the vitality, diversity and artistic excellence of the University through the recording, production and dissemination of musical compositions and performances by School of Music faculty, staff and students.is perceived in higher education. "The first tracks that Block M Records will make available through the iTunes Music Store embrace an eclectic mix indicative of the breadth of music-making on the Ann Arbor campus. These tracks range from professor Louis Nagel’s recordings of piano works by Franz Joseph Haydn and Carl Phillipp Emmanuel Bach recorded at U-M's historically acclaimed Hill Auditorium to original free jazz improvisations by the faculty trio E3Q comprised of professors Katri Ervamaa (‘cello), Michael Gould (percussion), and Mark Kirshenmann (trumpet) recorded in the University’s state-of-the-art recording studio. Also featured in the label’s first iTunes release are spiritual works sung by professor Daniel Washington and professor Anthony Elliott performing the complete ‘cello Sonatas and Variations of Beethoven. According to Mary Simoni, associate dean at U-M’s School of Music and project director, "Block M Records allows the university to retain greater control over its intellectual property. Faculty inventors" in this case, performers, composers, and audio engineers" receive a percentage return on their invention (e.g. a recording). Through Block M Records, faculty generally retain copyright to their work and license the content to Block M Records who in turn licenses the content to Apple for distribution through the iTunes Music Store." write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |